Outlawing Cellphones - Part 2

A summit met today to talk about the dangers of driving while distracted concerning many things but especially about cellphones. Here is the link: http://www.rita.dot.gov/distracted_driving_summit/

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Mona Lisa on Caffeine

I found this image today and just had to share! It is of the Mona Lisa made from 3,604 coffee cups at the "Aroma Festival at the Rocks" in Sydney, Australia (July 2009). Since it has two of my dearest addictions, art and coffee, it was just too good not to pass up putting it on my blog to share :)

Here's the link to the site I saw it on, which has a stop-motion clip of Mona coming together: http://www.eatmedaily.com/2009/08/mona-lisa-made-from-3604-coffee-cups/

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I Love Fall

I Absolutely Adore Autumn, It is my Favorite Time of Year! Well, I am a Christmas junky, but as far as seasons go, this is my fave! The weather is just right, not hot and not cold, it is gorgeous everywhere you look with color on EVERYTHING, which is probably what gets me since I am addicted to color. The fashion is nice too...I love not worrying about swimsuits or whether or not I have jello-arm syndrome. It is so nice to put on a pair of comfy pants, a simple shirt, and layering on a thin comfy sweater or hoodie. Apple cider, pumpkin pie, the smell of cinnamon, oh how I adore thee! So today I thought I would post two lovely Fall images and a little poem that salutes this wonderful season!



A Fall Song by Ellen Robena Field

Golden and red trees
Nod to the soft breeze,
As it whispers, "Winter is near;"
And the brown nuts fall
At the wind's loud call,
For this is the Fall of the year.

Good-by, sweet flowers!
Through bright Summer hours
You have filled our hearts with cheer
We shall miss you so,
And yet you must go,
For this is the Fall of the year.

Now the days grow cold,
As the year grows old,
And the meadows are brown and sere;
Brave robin redbreast
Has gone from his nest,
For this is the Fall of the year.

I do softly pray
At the close of day,
That the little children, so dear,
May as purely grow
As the fleecy snow
That follows the Fall of the year.

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Outlawing Cellphones

Driving safely is always an important issue. It used to be we talked about the dangers of having food and beverages, playing loud music, and talking with real live friends in the car; but now, the major concern about safe driving seems to swirl around the issues of not only talking on your phone in the car but about texting in the car while driving.

I know we live in a day and age where multi-tasking is often a matter of professional and personal survival, but so is putting the phone down! As if driving weren't dangerous enough people are adding to the difficulty for something that really truly can wait until we are done operating something that weighs several tons and is flying about at 60+ mph. When I took drivers education in the 1990s, they taught us defensive driving. This not only meant we didn't give ourselves 8 million distractions but we actually watched out for other people who were driving poorly.

For the safety of all, I hope all of us can and will: put the phone down until we aren't driving and watch out for other people while driving.


Staying alive is more important to friends and loved ones than us answering that phone.

And so it goes...